Besides, because the matte formula was so good, I figured the shimmer shadows would be just as good -- because it always seems to be easier to get shimmery, metallic or satin finish shadows right than matte, doesn't it?

I wouldn't say it's as essential as the matte version just because you may already have pretty nice shimmery natural shadows in your collection already -- but if you don't, this is definitely a palette worth picking up.

Like the matte palette, it contains 12 shadows that range in color from champagne to dark charcoal and everything in between.